This is reported by RBK-Ukraine citing the speech of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at the World Economic Forum in Davos. This information is also provided by Kontrakty.UA.
"Currently, there are 608,000 Russian troops on the territory of Ukraine. This is three times the number of troops that were advancing towards us at the beginning of 2022. Therefore, when they say there is enough assistance - compare what it was then and what is happening now," Zelensky stated.
According to him, at the beginning of the Russian invasion, 90% of the assistance came from America, and today what our military has on the battlefield consists of 40% Ukrainian production, about 40% from the USA, and slightly less than that from Europe.
"This is a significant difference. And when they ask how we are holding on - we are managing thanks to a serious increase in domestic production and a rise in production in Europe and also in the USA. But this is not enough because we have grown exponentially. Europe has not experienced such growth," the president declared.
At the same time, he noted that Russia has also increased its arms production. Currently, there are about 30 military factories in Russia, while Europe has 45. However, Russia produces almost twice as much as Europe.
"They are investing everything into this. Meanwhile, Europe is under-investing, despite having greater technical capabilities. And without strong security guarantees, the volumes will decrease, and we will have to rely solely on ourselves and on Europe, which is insufficient," Zelensky believes.
For this reason, he thinks that Europe and the USA need to be united.
"What do you think will happen if there are no strong security guarantees? If Putin returns, and he will certainly come back with an army ten times larger than the group at the beginning of 2022? Because it is already almost 4.5 times larger. Why will he return? For the complete occupation of all countries that were republics in the Soviet Union, and then he will act as he did with our Crimea - entering EU countries to establish a presence, at least a little, to make ultimatums to certain countries," Zelensky emphasized.
Security Guarantees for Ukraine
Recall that earlier Zelensky stated that Ukraine is doing everything possible to end the war this year. Ending the war is a common goal for Ukraine and its partners, not for Russia.
Zelensky also noted that Trump could be the first leader to visit Ukraine after Russia's full-scale invasion, arriving in the country by plane.